As French lawmakers begin debate on a controversial new law that will allow single women and lesbians to have access to assisted procreation, the French bishops are warning that this law places the desire of adults above the welfare of children.
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The Ultimate Discrimination: “Family Balancing”
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A New Jersey couple, who invested $25K and sacrificed the lives of four other embryos to insure they would have a baby girl, are just one example among many who see nothing wrong with a new trend called “family balancing.”
Women Sour on Egg-Freezhttp://www.womenofgrace.com/blog/?p=62407ing Fad
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The young woman who championed the idea of professional women freezing their eggs so that they could become mothers after meeting their career goals, found out the hard way that there’s only one true Author of life – and He has His own plan.
Embryo Ash Becomes Jewelry
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
The dwindling respect for human life reached a new low this week with the announcement that a jewelry company is now fashioning pendants out of the ashes of “leftover” embryos from in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics.
IVF Goes Terribly Wrong in Italy
The fate of a pair of twin babies conceived via IVF and born last week – to the wrong mother – is now held in the hands of an Italian judge.
Number of Test Tube Babies Soar
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
A record number of babies conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) were born in 2012 and now constitute a higher percentage of total U.S. births than ever before.
Poor Catechesis: Catholics Think IVF is Okay
In yet another example of the huge failure of catechesis in America, a recent survey found that only 13 percent of Catholics believe in vitro fertilization (IVF) is morally wrong.
Study Confirms IVF Babies More Likely to Have Birth Defects
A new study assessing children conceived via assisted reproductive technology (ART) has found that they are significantly more likely to have birth defects than children conceived naturally.
Couples Run for Free IVF
Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Almost 600 childless couples took part in a three mile run in Draper Utah last weekend in an attempt to win the grand prize of one round of in vitro fertilization.
Study Finds Rampant Ethical Problems in Egg Donor Industry
A new study has found that a large number of U.S. fertility organizations who recruit online for egg donors do not adhere to ethical guidelines such as warning patients of the risks involved and paying extra for desirable traits.
